Poland A more mature student scene

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Echo Investment has recently expanded its presence in the student housing sector. We spoke to CEO Nicklas Lindberg about what’s driving this new focus and how the company plans to build a significant PBSA platform in Poland.
What has recently changed on the Polish market that has accelerated the interest in the PBSA sector?We have been active in the residential build-to-rent sector since 2017, when we established the Resi4Rent platform together with Pimco. Initially it was focused on scaling up our PRS operations, but we then decided to enter the student housing segment a year ago. Prior to that, the PBSA market in Poland was simply too small to invest in - the demand didn’t justify the desired scale. For Echo Inv
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Warehouse & industrial

Czech Republic GARBE Park Brno South under construction

schedule 21 April 2026
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GARBE has launched construction work on an industrial park in Pohořelice with logistics operator Dachser as the first tenant.

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Office & mixed-use development

Poland 4FIZJO enters Libra Business Centre

schedule 21 April 2026
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Sports equipment producer 4FIZJO has leased 800 sqm of office space as well as a 200 sqm terrace in the Libra Business Centre I office building, owned by VIG FUND.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Mondelēz stays on with Trigranit

schedule 21 April 2026
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Mondelēz International has extended its lease with Trigranit for nearly 4,000 sqm of office space in the Signum Work Station complex in Warsaw's Mokotów district.  Mondelēz Europe Services will remain in the building until 2032.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Frontex stays on in Warsaw Spire

schedule 21 April 2026
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The European Border and Coast Guard Agency has decided to extend its lease for nearly 21,500 sqm of space in CA Immo's Warsaw Spire B building. The largest tenant in the company's Polish portfolio will remain in the Warsaw complex for another three years.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Ratrusto enters CTPark Zabrze

schedule 21 April 2026
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Ratrusto has leased nearly 1,800 sqm at CTPark Zabrze, where it will launch its first manufacturing plant facility. The tenant has leased over 1,500 sqm of industrial space and 250 sqm of offices in the ZABR02 building.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Manta comes to City Point Targówek

schedule 21 April 2026
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Consumer electronics manufacturer and distributor Manta has entered the City Point Targówek complex with a lease of 3,000 sqm.

Investment & finance

Poland Redkom sells Olsztyn centre

schedule 21 April 2026
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Redkom Development has completed the sale of a 2,300 sqm cross-dock logistics centre in Olsztyn. The buyer is a member of the Epsicap REIM Group.

Investment & finance

Poland Jantar sold

schedule 21 April 2026
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Czech investment group SCF, together with its partners, has completed the purchase of the Jantar shopping centre in Słupsk, Poland. With a leasable area of 44,000 sqm, it is the largest shopping centre in the Central Pomerania region. The seller was CBRE Investment Management, a global real asset investment manager.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland DHL to build next to Katowice Airport

schedule 20 April 2026
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DHL Express Polska and Górnośląskie Towarzystwo Lotnicze S.A. have signed an agreement to build a new DHL Express cargo terminal directly adjacent to Katowice Airport.

Retail & leisure

Poland Two leases signed for Galeria Awangarda

schedule 20 April 2026
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Focus Estate Fund has extended its lease agreements with Pepco and Deichmann for space in the Galeria Awangarda shopping centre in Bartoszyce. Pepco occupies around 540 sqm, and Deichmann occupies 450 sqm.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Wrocław space up by 9 pct

schedule 20 April 2026
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According to the 'Market in Minutes - Wrocław. Industrial and Logistics Market' report, the city remains one of the key logistics hubs in Central Europe. At the end of 2025, the region's total modern space stock reached 4.59 mln sqm, a 9 pct increase on the previous year.

Architecture and urban planning

Poland ULI releases New Urban Poland report

schedule 20 April 2026
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The Urban Land Institute Poland has published the ‘New Urban Poland’. Using 14 projects from Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Wrocław, the publication demonstrates how former industrial city centre areas have been transformed into places with housing, work, entertainment, restaurants, services, and public space.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw turns East

schedule 20 April 2026
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For decades, the eastern bank side of Warsaw's has been in the shadow of the rest of the city. According to Cushman & Wakefield's latest report, 'Focus on Warsaw East: The City's Hidden Potential,' the districts on the eastern side of the Vistula are becoming one of the hottest development areas in the city.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Rents rising in Warsaw

schedule 20 April 2026
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The Warsaw office market entered 2026 with a shortage of modern space. Although over 40,000 sqm of new and modernised offices entered the market in the first quarter, according to JLL this was only a short-term boost. In the coming months, the market will experience a near-complete slowdown in new supply, which will further fuel rent rises.

Investment & finance

Romania Offices dominate in Romania

schedule 20 April 2026
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The Romanian market recorded a total transaction volume of around EUR 152 mln in the first quarter of 2026, amid investor caution and selective activity, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors, a member of the BNP Paribas Real Estate alliance. The office sector dominated the market, accounting for 89 pct of the total transaction volume.

Office & mixed-use development

Latvia Two sales for Eastnine

schedule 20 April 2026
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Eastnine has signed an agreed to sell two properties in Riga, for EUR 38 mln, which corresponds to their book value. The buyer is Indexo Real Estate Fund, managed by Provendi Asset Management.

Investment & finance

Poland The importance of resilience

schedule 17 April 2026
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Geopolitical tensions, a volatile economic environment, constant supply chain disruption, and the march of technology are changing the reasoning behing location decisions. According to JLL, alongside cost efficiency, a second priority has emerged in the commercial real estate market: resilience.

Retail & leisure

Poland Kasztelania growing bigger

schedule 17 April 2026
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The second stage of the Kasztelania retail park in Chrzanów will open in June. The park first opened in 2020.

Investment & finance

Czech Republic Logport and J&T Real Estate buy land in central Prague

schedule 17 April 2026
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A consortium led by JSK Investments and Notino has sold Lusima AD Property, the owner of 3.7 ha on ul. Spojovací, to a joint venture between developers Logport and J&T Real Estate.

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schedule 15 April 2026

The French connection

With the opening of Data4’s second data centre in Jawczyce just outside Warsaw, we took the opportunity to catch up with Olivier Micheli, the president and CEO of Data4 to quiz him on his plans for Poland and the region.

schedule 14 April 2026

Compelling reasons to invest in Polish offices

French investor Arkéa REIM hit the headlines recently with its acquisition, through the SCPI Transitions Europe fund it manages, of the Brain Park A office building in Kraków. This followed the 2024 purchase of Lastadia Office in Szczecin by the fund. So, in our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to the company's CEO, Yann Videcoq, about why he feels so confident about these particular properties and the office markets in Poland’s regional cities.

schedule 23 February 2026

Our plans are ambitious

Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out about what the Polish warehouse developer plans for the German market?

schedule 18 February 2026

Our plans are ambitious

Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out about what the Polish warehouse developer plans for the German market?

schedule 17 February 2026

From Tallinn to Dubrovnik

Eleport is developing a fast-charging corridor along Amber Road. So, we spoke with Michał Małecki, the chief revenue officer at Eleport, about the project.

schedule 16 February 2026

Bringing something different to leadership

Following the announcement of Simon Durkin as the new CEO for ULI Europe, we caught up with him to find out what he envisions for the organisation.

schedule 09 February 2026

Understanding the building

Many commercial buildings today operate using technologies that generate unnecessary costs and increase energy-related risks. Instead of simple, ad-hoc upgrades, a tailored approach based on audits, data, and a real return on the investment is gaining importance. What does such an approach look like in practice? Piotr Miodek, the vice-president of the Kabar Group, tells us all about this.

schedule 05 February 2026

Hungary exit - the right decision

Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell-off in Hungary and CA Immo's further plans for the CEE

schedule 27 January 2026

BIM now mainstream

The year 2025 clearly demonstrated that BIM methodology and technology have already entered companies on a large scale. Aleksandra Zielazna-Pawlukiewicz, head of the BIM department at SRDK Studio, reveals her views on the development of this field in the near future.

schedule 16 January 2026

What is driving the spate of lease renewals

In recent quarters, a cautious attitude among tenants has become increasingly evident in the commercial real estate market. As Marek Ciunowicz, founder and CEO of Corees Polska, notes, changes in work patterns, rising operating costs, and limited space availability are forcing companies to consider offices in a different decision-making cycle than before the pandemic

schedule 19 December 2025

More than just opening doors

In our latest exclusive interview, Eurobuild speaks to Maciej Grabowski, the founder of Blue Bolt, which provides a mobile access platform for buildings, about how such systems have become more sophisticated over the years and why they now play a vital role in building management.

schedule 13 November 2025

More than machines

Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern warehouses.

schedule 13 October 2025

The voice of the younger generation

In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed as the new chair of ULI Poland Young Leaders. The programme, which is aimed at professionals under 35, supports young people, enabling them to acquire knowledge, build networks, and participate in ULI’s international initiatives.

schedule 09 October 2025

EGLS enters the scene

European Green Logistics Space has been attending its first-ever Expo Real. And so, in Munich we spoke to Ian Worboys, the founder and CEO, and Marta Gorońska, the Poland investment and development director, about how the company intends to establish itself as a major new player in the logistics real estate sector - and we also asked them about their takeaways from Expo!

schedule 01 October 2025

The cost of going green

We took the opportunity to talk to Katarzyna Chwalbińska-Kusek, the head of ESG and sustainability at Baker Tilly TPA, about the costs of going green.

schedule 25 September 2025

Katarina Horváthová of Manova Partners

The big recent deal was the sale of the Vibe A office building in Warsaw by Ghelamco to Manova Partners - in the platform's first Polish acquisition. And so, we spoke to Katarina Horváthová, the CEE head of transactions and Czech Republic country head of Manova Partners to find out about the company's long-term plans and about its unusual employee-owned structure.

schedule 23 September 2025

Antonio Pomes of Revetas Capital

In our latest exclusive interview, ‘EurobuildCEE’ speaks to Antonio Pomes, the director and Poland country head of portfolio management of Revetas Capital, about the success of Bonarka for Business, the state of the office markets in Poland’s cities, and why Revetas is shifting its focus onto PRS

schedule 11 September 2025

Building momentum for the future

The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of the chain in Poland.

schedule 03 September 2025

Ziv Zviel of Atlas Estates

Atlas Estates, which invests in real estate across the CEE region, recently secured a major refinancing loan for the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. And so, we spoke exclusively to Ziv Zviel, the CEO of Atlas Estates, about this particular asset, as well as the potential he continues to see in the Polish and CEE real estate markets.

schedule 25 August 2025

Not just for the rich

Tymon Nowosielski, CEO of Eiffage Immobilier Polska, spoke with us about why the housing market can’t revolve solely around the wealthy – and how PRS and social housing will shape the future.

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